Total Crime Rate

151.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 151.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.9 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Platts Meadow area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Billingshurst , and the 21st highest crime rate of 422 local areas in Horsham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Platts Meadow (RH14 9HX) in the last 12 months was 151.7 per 1,000 residents and was 157.3% higher than the Billingshurst average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 73.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Platts Meadow (RH14 9HX), the main crime hotspot is near Arun Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Platts Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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